The Philippines is a nice country with a good education system. There are a whole lot of reasons why most foreign students study in the Philippines, unlike other countries that restricts there medium of instruction to their local language, Philippines happens to be the direct opposite because both the medium of instruction and the business language is English thereby making communication a lot easier between foreign students and the citizens. Almost 90% of Filipinos can understand and speak English well but that does not neglect or relegate their major language which is Tagalog.
Philippines is the 3rd largest English Speaking Nation in the World having the Highest English Literacy rate in Asia. For this reason, there are thousands of foreign students enrolled in different universities in the Philippines. The Philippine Education system offers high quality education and assures the students globally competitive academic programs, highly skilled professors as well as modern facilities that they surely love. Education pattern and curriculum in the Philippines is westernize and modern. Since Filipinos are widely recognized in the medical field, more foreign students in the Philippines are taking Medicine, Nursing and other medical courses. Philippines follows learning outcome based education model like that of American standard. The medical course in the Philippines is called the MD (Doctor of Medicine) similar to that of the USA.
For accommodation, monthly rent for sharing an apartment or a dormitory start from 2500 PHP or 50 USD. Expenses for other basic amenities such as electricity, water, internet, gas, cable would be another 2000 pesos or 40 USD.
Average expenses for food can be estimated at another 2000 pesos. Expenses for transportation, laundry, stationary and personal supply can be at 1000 pesos or 20 USD. If variable expenses such as clothes, books, health expenses, entertainment, personal care items are added, then total expense per month would be close to 9000 Philippine pesos or 180 USD.
LIST OF UNIVERSITIES:
- ATENEO de ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY
- DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION
- UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP
- AMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- EMILIO AGUINALDO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- LYCEUM NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY